Russia is poised to list U.S. media outlets as “foreign agents” by extending legislation used to restrict the activities of civil society groups, in retaliation for an American order requiring state broadcaster RT to register for a similar status, Bloomberg reports.
Russia’s Federation Council has proposed to equalize the number of U.S. media outlets represented in Russia with the number of Russian ones working in the U.S., the BBC reports citing the Izvestia newspaper.
Iran's parliament gave initial approval on Sunday to a bill to boost spending on Tehran's missile program and the elite Revolutionary Guards in retaliation for new sanctions imposed by the United States, Reuters reports.
Russia is considering expelling 35 U.S. diplomats in a retaliation move against a possible new set of Washington’s sanctions against Moscow, Prime business news agency reported with reference to the Kommersant business daily.
Brussels is preparing to retaliate against the U.S. if Washington pushes ahead with far-reaching new sanctions on Russia that hit European companies, The Financial Times reports.
Moscow will take measures in response to tightening by the Kyiv government of the border crossing regulations for Russian citizens, "which can be considered a visa regime," first deputy head of the Defense and Security Committee of the Council of Federation Franz Klintsevich said Monday, RIA Novosti reports.